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Tel. VI. Whole No. 1325 Norwalk, Conn, Monday Evening, March 23, 1896.
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Senator Morgan Introduces a
Cuban Joint Resolution.
Will Qall it Up in the Senate To-Day.
GAZETTE'S BUREAU. ).
709 EAST CAPITOL STREET,-
WASHINGTON, MARCH 22.)
Just before the Senate adjjnrned
. Friday evening, Senator Morgan, who
reported thelCubaa resolutions origin­ally,
introduced the following joint
resolution:
Kesolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States,
in Congress assembled, that it is here­by
declared that a state of public war
exists in the Island of Cuba between
the government of Spain and the peo­ple
of that island, who are supporting
a separate government uuder the name
of the .Republic of Cuba, and the state
of belligerency between said govern­ments
is hereby recognized.
o o o
At Mr. Morgan's request, the resolu­tion
was ordered printed, and was laid
on the table. He announced privately
that he proposed to call up the matter
Monday, regardless of the conference
report on the concurrent resolutions
now pending. The rules of the Senate
permit this to be done in the morning
hour, but it is an easy matter for the
opposition to debate the resolution up
to 2 o'clock and thus send it to the
calendar.
o " o o
The introduction of this resolution
by Mr. Morgan is particularly signifi­cant.
It indicates that there has come
a change of sentiment among certain
Senators as to the propriety of putting
the Cuban expressions in the form of a
mandate of law, requiring the approval
of the President to obtain force, or,
failing that, the assent of two-thirds of
each House.
o o o
Oyer six hundred persons, including
a large excursion party from Massachu­setts,
attended the President's public
reception Saturday afternoon.* It was
the largest reception held this year,
o o o
It would seem that Secretary Morton
is determined to make that forced seed
distribution as dilatory and unpleasant
as possible.
o o o «
Fifty thousand dollars will be spent
on New York's Newtown Creek im­provements
during the coming fiscal
year, if the report of the House Com­mittee
oh Rivers and Harbors is adop­ted.
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- o o o
William Gillette, the playwright and
actor, a son of Connecticut's U. S.
Senator Gillette, appears here this
week in one of his own creations, "Too
Much Johnson.1'
o o o
A serious fije broke out among the
records of the U. S. Census office this
morning and did about $20,000 damage
before it was extinguished.
o o , 0
A national cycle exhibition bus been
Oa the tapis h6re all tue past week.
George J. B issett, a farmer living in
the south district of Fairfield, was ter­ribly
mangled and fatally iujured by
being struck by a train near tlie South-port
depot late Saturday night.
He was ssen about South port village
during the evening. As the 11:45 was
leaving the depot going east, the engi­neer
saw the body of a man lying along
side the track. The t< niu was stopped
and as it was seen the rnau was alive,but
terribly mangled, he was placed in the
baggage car and taken to Bridgeport.
He had evidentlv been struck by a
train ahead of the one discovering him.
At the depot the ambulance was sum­moned
and the man was removed to the
General hospital.
He presented a terrible sight being
covered with blood, cuts and bruises,
while both 'legs were mangled and
crushed. From papers iu his pocket he
was indentified as Bassett. The injured
man was in an almost dying condition
when he reached the hospital, and it
was decided that an amputation of botb
legs at the knee would be necessary.
About 1 o'clock the hospital staff per­formed
the operation, but the injured
man did not rally and at 2:30 o'clock
he sank rapidly and died.
Bassett was about thirty-eight years
of age and was single. He was born in
Easton, where his father, William Bas­sett
resides. '
On the body of the deceased was
found a copy of the Bridgeport Even­ing
Post of the date of his death, con-containing
the free i^lOO insurance cou­pon.
Yesterday afternoon his sister, Mrs.
Alice Brown, erf Island Brook avenue,
Bridgeport, called at the hospital and
identified the remains. Through Un­dertaker
Bishop she had the body re­moved
to her residence where the
funeral will take place to-morrow at 10
a.m., the Rev. E. K. Holden of the
Olivet church officiating.
Obituary.
HORATIO ROBERTS.
The late Horatio Roberts whose de­mise
was chronicled in these columns
Qn Friday, and who has been a citizen
of Norwalk since April 1888, was a man
of intelligence, a positive character,
and during his active life a power
among his contemporaries. In the
days of his commerce with men he was
alert, efficient and eminently equal to
an emergency; was one who in a period
of dubious market or doubtful party
fortunes, cot only comprehended in­tuitively
the situation of affaire, as it
• were, and whose prompt judgment such
political leaders as Thurlow Weed and
'Roscoe Conklin and such business man­agers
as the ftewburg Steamboat mag­nates
had confidence. He was a man
of pronounced opinions and of Je.ffer-sonian
fidelity to bis convictions, which
he was wont vigorously to assert
77,and yet was he, nevertheless, a man of
. strong attachments and of warm feel-ings.
^ He was born in Wallingford, this
.State, and married, first, the sister of
'/...Thomas Schuyler, the head of the nota-
S'ble Hudson River Schuyler Transporfca-
Iption Company, and second, the excel­lent
New Haven lady who, with her
step-son, Col, Frank S. Roberts, sur­vives
him
^ Increase-
77 Pensions. 7777:7;'
-Charles L. Pierce, New
jondou. Original ^widow's etc.—Hon-
>ra Powers, Bridgeport. Re-issue—
lljane L. Fuller, Unionyille. ^,
KILLED BYA TRAIN.
George Bassett, A Fairfield
Farmer Terribly, Wangled.
His Body Found at Midnight.
New Wrecking Car.
The Consolidated railroad has a new
big steam derrick, set on a car built en­tirely
of iron. It was constructed in
Bay City, Mich., and is chiefly remark­able
because of its immense lifting pow­er,
being capable of lifting twenty-five
tons.
It was given a trial'the other day on
locomotive No. 127, which was damaged
in the Larchmont acoident about a
week aso, and is now being stripped in
the New Haven yard. The big derrick
picked 127 up and set it down on
another track six feet away without a
strain or without adding to its injuries.
The derrick is a great improvement
over the hand derrick previously used
on the road.
Sunday Ball Playing.
At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
there were thirty boys from eight to
eighteen years of age in what is known
as the Bryant orchard on Harbor ave­nue.
Some of the older ones were en-engaged
in playing ball, and all were
doing more or less shouting not un­mixed
with profanity. People living in
the neighborhood are very much an­noyed
by these gatherings and the
nuisance ought to be abated before it
assumes yet larger proportions. It was
abated last summer by the police, and
their attention is again respectfully
called to the nuisance.
Attorney Cuff Gets the Roosters.
The roosters, which were seized at the
time of the raid upon the cock fight on
West Wooster street, were surrendered
to Attorney Cuff Saturday afternoon.
The birds were held to await the owner's
identification, but as no one cared to
claim them personally, it was decided
to give them to Mr. Cuff, who repre
sented the owners. The birds were re­moved
from the police station.—Dan-bury
News.
It now looks as if Norwalk would get
its own again.
After Gladstone.
In his sermon at Waterbury yester­day,
Rev. W. J.' Slocuru denounced
William E. Gladstone. JHe alleged that
Gladstone had hoodwinked the Irish
people, and referred to him as the arch-hypocrite
of the age. v '
A Priest Sued.
Edward McEenns, formerly sexton
of St. Thomas' Catholic church in Fair­field,
has brought sujj for $60 against
Rev. Thomas J. Coleman, pastor, due
him for services. - i ^
TOOK CARBOLIC ACID
Mrs. Joseph Connelly Has a
Narrow Escape.
Thought It Was the Medicine Bottle.
Mrs. Joseph Connelly, wife of the
Superintendent of the Metropolitan In­surance
company, bad a miraculous es­cape
from death Saturday afternoon,
at her home on Girard Place.
About 5 o'clock in the evening Mrs.
Connelly went to a closet to get a bot­tle
uf medicine. Standing beside thi6
bottle was one of carbolic.acid and Mrs.
Connelly picked up the latter by mis­take
and swallowed a portion of it* con­tents.
Immediately after taking the burning
acid she discoved her mistake and rush­ed
for the water spiggot in the kitchen,
and partook capiously of water. She
then started back for the sitting room
but fell unconscious on the floor of the
hall.
A lady living upstairs heard her fall
and rushed down stairs to her assist­ance,
sending a messenger for Dr.
Willis Crowe. The doctor arrived in a
few minutes and by the aid of a stom­ach
pump soon brought her back Jo con­sciousness.
Mrs. Connelly was able to sit up yes­terday
and outside of a badly burned
throat is as well as ever to-day.
WESTP0RT.
]Vi.iss Annie Bennett, of Philadelphia,
is spending her vacation with her par­ents,
Mr. and Mrs, John H. Bennett on
Compo street.
Mr. Samuel Fancher is visiting Mrs.
John Fancher.
Mrs. D. B. Bradley Jr. is entertain­ing
her mother, Mrs. Hunt of Danbury.
Mrs. E. Eaton, of Danbury, is visit-'
ing her daughter, Mrs. C. B. Kemper,
John A. Birge spent Sunday in town.
The last of the Union services will be
held Friday evening in Holy Trinity
church.
Mrs. James Glynn is entertaining her
sister Miss Bergin of New York city.
Mr. and Mrs. John Godillott of
Montclair, New Jersey, are visiting
their father Mr. Altxis Godillott.
NEW CANAAN.
Rockwell Bros, resumed work this
morning after a shut down of two weeks.
Stephen Hoyt's Sons are sending out
their spring catalogues.
Harmony Lodge will give a grand
ball on the evening of Thursday, April 9.
Rev. A. S. Kavanagh of South Nor­walk
will deliver his humorous lecture
in the M. E. church to-morrow evening.
Miss Alice Flynn is visiting Bridge­port
friends.
The funeral services of Miss' Ida
Crabb, who died at the residence of
her step-father, Enoch Crosby, on Fri­day,
was held at the M. E. church
Sunday.
The veterans will hold a bean bake
Thursday evening in Masonic Banquet
Hall.
* "Fritz in Love."
Mr, J. K. Emmet, "Our.Fritz," will
present his new play by A. D. Hall,
''Fritz in Love," at Hoyt's Theatre
next Saturday evening. He has with
him a company of players, a glance at
whose names will assure theatre goers
that the cast has as usual been carefully
selected. The plot of this new play is
said to be consistent, and unfolds a
pretty story in which the child interest
(so essential to "Fritz" plays) is main­tained.
The piece abounds in comedy
and strong dramatic situations. Mr.
Emmet has written several new songs
for ^he play, which are destined to be­come
very popular. In addition to Mr.
Emmet, the company includes Miss
Annie Mortland, Mrs. Hattie F. Nefflen,
Mies Grace Pierrepont, Miss Blanche
Chatfield, William T. Doyle, James H.
Griffith, G. B. Bradford, Geo. Hernan­dez,
Chas. A. Prince, and Babies Lillie
Sinnott and Florie Loeber.
Weds a Millionairess.
Mr. Eben R. Ayers, a former resi­dent
of Sandusky, Ohio, was married
in Saginaw, Mich., on Wednesday last
to Mrs; Martha Hay, widow of the late
millionaire lumberman of that city.
Mr. Ayers is the youngest brother of
Mrs. F. St. John Lockwood of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Hubbard at­tended
the wedding.
—Flour 50 cents a bag at.Betts & Far-rington's.
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—Advertise in the "Gazette." * Xd
CHECKS PROTESTED.
A Norwalk Young Man Gets
Himself in Trouble.
Placed Under Arrest by Deputy Sheriff
Doolan. '
Some weeks since, a genteel looking
drummer while in Bridgeport, found
himself short of funds and going to an
acquaintance requested the loan of $10.
The party approached demnrred but
was finally prevailed upon to make the
loan ip?return,'as security, of a check
proferred by the youug'man for twenty
dollars, ho being assured on word uf
honor that cveiytbing was all right
and "on the level."
He took the check and placed it in
the bank and a few daj'8 later it was
returned protested, there being no
funds to meet it.
The young man who uttered the
check was located in Norwalk and bis
name given as Fred B. Scofield. Last
night Deputy Sher ff Doolan of Bridge­port,
came to Norwalk with a warrant
for Scofield's arrest. He hid no trouble
in locating his man and set a close
watch for him.
Not desiring to cau-e any trouble to
the man's family the sLeriff m company
with officer Bertram waited until this
moraing and as Scofield sbllied out of
the house on to the stieet with his silk
hat nicely set upon his head, placed
him under arrest and took him to
Bridgeport.
It did not take long for the report of
theft arrest to become known, an'd then
it was very much in evideuce that it
was not the first time that Scofield had
been up to the same kind of misdoings,
in the past, his victims being a well
known South Norwalk business man, a
Stamford man named Philtop and sev­eral
New Canaau men. '
T<> a GAZETTE reporter this morning,
an officer who is weJi acquainted with
the facts said, the one-naif against him
has hot been told, and if the parties in
interest choose they can land him in
State prison.
Scofield is a cigar drummer and at
one time represented Willets <te Co., of
New York, and later a Newark firm.
He always, as the boys say, "put on a
good front" and made several sales in
Norwalk.
It was more out of respect to his wife
and child that those whom, he has
swindled did not cause his arrest and
prosecution before, as he so richly de­served.
CRANBURY.
Mrs. George E. Bouton is seriously
ill.
A meetin g will be held at the store of
"Ed" Gregory to-night, at which time
it is expected that business will be trans­acted
looking to the jwelfire of Louis
Schweizer against whom John Barthel
recently secured a judgment in the Su­perior
Court. Mr. Schweizer has many
friends in this section.
Mrs. Charles S. Bouton is quite sick
at her home in this place.
The people of this thriving suburb of
Norwalk are anxiously awaiting the re-
Bult of th e trolley war.
Trout, Salmon and Shad.
To-day the state commissioners of
fisheries and game will begin the distri­bution
of 1,125,000 trout fry. At
meeting Saturday it was also voted to
place 50,000 Atlantic salmon fry in Mar-cv's
Pond in Poquonoek, to be kept
there until the fish are from-six to eight
inches long, when they will be distribu­ted
in such rivers of the state as have
pure water in which salmon will live.
The commission expects to hatch 6,-
000,000 shad fry at Joshuatown this year.
"The Star Gazer."
iOn Wednesday evening Joe Ott will
star gaze at Hoyt's Theatre for a return
date. In addition to Ott, who is the
central figure, is the comical tramp and
the lying machine, both of them being
sidersplitters. It is one of the most
laughable pieces ever presented in Nor­walk
and if you want to enjoy an eve­ning
of hearty laughter don't mi*s
"The Star Gazer."
Mrs. Huntington's Funeral.
The funeral of Cynthia wife of Wal­lace
Huntington was held in Danbury
this morning. Mre. Huntington died
on Friday aged 73 years. She was the
mother of Dr. S. H. Huntington of this
city. The interment will take place at
Windham. The Doctor will have the
sympathy of his many friends in this
city in his sad bereavement., ~ _'' '.
—Fine butter 25 cents per pound at
Betts & Farrington'a l J 22-tf
Price Ofle Cent.
FOUR HHDIO DOLUA HI
A Magnificent Piano for the Most Popular!
School, Lodge, Society,
*• . • . • r t • 7'
pany in Fairfield County-
Which is our mo^popular school, lodge;society, club or
fire company? ' <
Which one has the most admirers and friends
Doubtless these questions are beyond the power of any;
absolute answer, but THE EVENING GAZETTE offers an
exceptional opportunity io make the test. THE GAZETTE pro-/
poses to poll the votes of the people. And the voting is to
have zest in it. It is made worth while to vote. There is a
magnificent prize at stake.
THE GAZETTE will give A $400 UPRIGHT PIANO to the
school, lodge, society, club or fire company which gets the
most votes.
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JEZttEUEl XT IS!
It is an instrument of the very finest character It is
beautiful in its workmanship, an ornament worthy of any
home, and in all its musical qualities it isj unsurpassed. In
every sense it is a perfect and beautiful instrument—equal to
the best that can be anywhere bought for $400 I£T GOLD.
The following are the rules which govern the voting:
1—THE GAZETTE will print eaeh day a blank coupon, each coupon being
good for one vote for the school, lodge, society, club or fire com­pany
the owner of the cc upon may sel6ct—the blank lines in the
coupon to be filled out with the name and address* The coupon
to-day is at the end of this articlp.
2—The contest will close on July 2, and the winner announced on July^3.
3—A.r y pchool, lodge, society, club or fire company in Fairfield County is
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4: A full record of the voting will be published up to date every evening
in THE GAZETTE, but votes received after 10 A. M. will not be re­corded
until a day later.
5—Coupons must be filled out in a plain handwriting, for otherwise blund­er's
cau not be avoided and votes will be lost. Blank coupons, nf
course, can not ba counted.
TIE PIAHO OFFERED IS HE SCHLEICHER & SUNS.
It is a piano made upon honor and sold upon merit. A
party buying one does not get merely a handsortte case
gets a thorough rvusical instrufrient. The tone of the instru
ment is full, rich, resonant and well sustained, the scale is?
magnificent.
Following is the voting coupon, a copy of which will ap­pear
in THE GAZETTE daily. .
BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS.
Norwalk Yacht Club
Hope Hose Company
S<fc. Mary's School
Welcome Stranger Lodge.... .
Center School
Pequonock Pleasure Club
Over Biver School .........
Pioneer Castle
Arion Singing Society
T.G. L. O
T. F. E. Club
Norwalk Liederkranz
Compo Engine Co., Westport..
Catholic Union Council
Uncas Tribe
N. R. C—
Knob Outing Club
Pine Ledge Club
S. S. Club
Sword Fish Club
Pfccenix Engine Company.

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Tel. VI. Whole No. 1325 Norwalk, Conn, Monday Evening, March 23, 1896.
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Senator Morgan Introduces a
Cuban Joint Resolution.
Will Qall it Up in the Senate To-Day.
GAZETTE'S BUREAU. ).
709 EAST CAPITOL STREET,-
WASHINGTON, MARCH 22.)
Just before the Senate adjjnrned
. Friday evening, Senator Morgan, who
reported thelCubaa resolutions origin­ally,
introduced the following joint
resolution:
Kesolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States,
in Congress assembled, that it is here­by
declared that a state of public war
exists in the Island of Cuba between
the government of Spain and the peo­ple
of that island, who are supporting
a separate government uuder the name
of the .Republic of Cuba, and the state
of belligerency between said govern­ments
is hereby recognized.
o o o
At Mr. Morgan's request, the resolu­tion
was ordered printed, and was laid
on the table. He announced privately
that he proposed to call up the matter
Monday, regardless of the conference
report on the concurrent resolutions
now pending. The rules of the Senate
permit this to be done in the morning
hour, but it is an easy matter for the
opposition to debate the resolution up
to 2 o'clock and thus send it to the
calendar.
o " o o
The introduction of this resolution
by Mr. Morgan is particularly signifi­cant.
It indicates that there has come
a change of sentiment among certain
Senators as to the propriety of putting
the Cuban expressions in the form of a
mandate of law, requiring the approval
of the President to obtain force, or,
failing that, the assent of two-thirds of
each House.
o o o
Oyer six hundred persons, including
a large excursion party from Massachu­setts,
attended the President's public
reception Saturday afternoon.* It was
the largest reception held this year,
o o o
It would seem that Secretary Morton
is determined to make that forced seed
distribution as dilatory and unpleasant
as possible.
o o o «
Fifty thousand dollars will be spent
on New York's Newtown Creek im­provements
during the coming fiscal
year, if the report of the House Com­mittee
oh Rivers and Harbors is adop­ted.
^
- o o o
William Gillette, the playwright and
actor, a son of Connecticut's U. S.
Senator Gillette, appears here this
week in one of his own creations, "Too
Much Johnson.1'
o o o
A serious fije broke out among the
records of the U. S. Census office this
morning and did about $20,000 damage
before it was extinguished.
o o , 0
A national cycle exhibition bus been
Oa the tapis h6re all tue past week.
George J. B issett, a farmer living in
the south district of Fairfield, was ter­ribly
mangled and fatally iujured by
being struck by a train near tlie South-port
depot late Saturday night.
He was ssen about South port village
during the evening. As the 11:45 was
leaving the depot going east, the engi­neer
saw the body of a man lying along
side the track. The t< niu was stopped
and as it was seen the rnau was alive,but
terribly mangled, he was placed in the
baggage car and taken to Bridgeport.
He had evidentlv been struck by a
train ahead of the one discovering him.
At the depot the ambulance was sum­moned
and the man was removed to the
General hospital.
He presented a terrible sight being
covered with blood, cuts and bruises,
while both 'legs were mangled and
crushed. From papers iu his pocket he
was indentified as Bassett. The injured
man was in an almost dying condition
when he reached the hospital, and it
was decided that an amputation of botb
legs at the knee would be necessary.
About 1 o'clock the hospital staff per­formed
the operation, but the injured
man did not rally and at 2:30 o'clock
he sank rapidly and died.
Bassett was about thirty-eight years
of age and was single. He was born in
Easton, where his father, William Bas­sett
resides. '
On the body of the deceased was
found a copy of the Bridgeport Even­ing
Post of the date of his death, con-containing
the free i^lOO insurance cou­pon.
Yesterday afternoon his sister, Mrs.
Alice Brown, erf Island Brook avenue,
Bridgeport, called at the hospital and
identified the remains. Through Un­dertaker
Bishop she had the body re­moved
to her residence where the
funeral will take place to-morrow at 10
a.m., the Rev. E. K. Holden of the
Olivet church officiating.
Obituary.
HORATIO ROBERTS.
The late Horatio Roberts whose de­mise
was chronicled in these columns
Qn Friday, and who has been a citizen
of Norwalk since April 1888, was a man
of intelligence, a positive character,
and during his active life a power
among his contemporaries. In the
days of his commerce with men he was
alert, efficient and eminently equal to
an emergency; was one who in a period
of dubious market or doubtful party
fortunes, cot only comprehended in­tuitively
the situation of affaire, as it
• were, and whose prompt judgment such
political leaders as Thurlow Weed and
'Roscoe Conklin and such business man­agers
as the ftewburg Steamboat mag­nates
had confidence. He was a man
of pronounced opinions and of Je.ffer-sonian
fidelity to bis convictions, which
he was wont vigorously to assert
77,and yet was he, nevertheless, a man of
. strong attachments and of warm feel-ings.
^ He was born in Wallingford, this
.State, and married, first, the sister of
'/...Thomas Schuyler, the head of the nota-
S'ble Hudson River Schuyler Transporfca-
Iption Company, and second, the excel­lent
New Haven lady who, with her
step-son, Col, Frank S. Roberts, sur­vives
him
^ Increase-
77 Pensions. 7777:7;'
-Charles L. Pierce, New
jondou. Original ^widow's etc.—Hon-
>ra Powers, Bridgeport. Re-issue—
lljane L. Fuller, Unionyille. ^,
KILLED BYA TRAIN.
George Bassett, A Fairfield
Farmer Terribly, Wangled.
His Body Found at Midnight.
New Wrecking Car.
The Consolidated railroad has a new
big steam derrick, set on a car built en­tirely
of iron. It was constructed in
Bay City, Mich., and is chiefly remark­able
because of its immense lifting pow­er,
being capable of lifting twenty-five
tons.
It was given a trial'the other day on
locomotive No. 127, which was damaged
in the Larchmont acoident about a
week aso, and is now being stripped in
the New Haven yard. The big derrick
picked 127 up and set it down on
another track six feet away without a
strain or without adding to its injuries.
The derrick is a great improvement
over the hand derrick previously used
on the road.
Sunday Ball Playing.
At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
there were thirty boys from eight to
eighteen years of age in what is known
as the Bryant orchard on Harbor ave­nue.
Some of the older ones were en-engaged
in playing ball, and all were
doing more or less shouting not un­mixed
with profanity. People living in
the neighborhood are very much an­noyed
by these gatherings and the
nuisance ought to be abated before it
assumes yet larger proportions. It was
abated last summer by the police, and
their attention is again respectfully
called to the nuisance.
Attorney Cuff Gets the Roosters.
The roosters, which were seized at the
time of the raid upon the cock fight on
West Wooster street, were surrendered
to Attorney Cuff Saturday afternoon.
The birds were held to await the owner's
identification, but as no one cared to
claim them personally, it was decided
to give them to Mr. Cuff, who repre
sented the owners. The birds were re­moved
from the police station.—Dan-bury
News.
It now looks as if Norwalk would get
its own again.
After Gladstone.
In his sermon at Waterbury yester­day,
Rev. W. J.' Slocuru denounced
William E. Gladstone. JHe alleged that
Gladstone had hoodwinked the Irish
people, and referred to him as the arch-hypocrite
of the age. v '
A Priest Sued.
Edward McEenns, formerly sexton
of St. Thomas' Catholic church in Fair­field,
has brought sujj for $60 against
Rev. Thomas J. Coleman, pastor, due
him for services. - i ^
TOOK CARBOLIC ACID
Mrs. Joseph Connelly Has a
Narrow Escape.
Thought It Was the Medicine Bottle.
Mrs. Joseph Connelly, wife of the
Superintendent of the Metropolitan In­surance
company, bad a miraculous es­cape
from death Saturday afternoon,
at her home on Girard Place.
About 5 o'clock in the evening Mrs.
Connelly went to a closet to get a bot­tle
uf medicine. Standing beside thi6
bottle was one of carbolic.acid and Mrs.
Connelly picked up the latter by mis­take
and swallowed a portion of it* con­tents.
Immediately after taking the burning
acid she discoved her mistake and rush­ed
for the water spiggot in the kitchen,
and partook capiously of water. She
then started back for the sitting room
but fell unconscious on the floor of the
hall.
A lady living upstairs heard her fall
and rushed down stairs to her assist­ance,
sending a messenger for Dr.
Willis Crowe. The doctor arrived in a
few minutes and by the aid of a stom­ach
pump soon brought her back Jo con­sciousness.
Mrs. Connelly was able to sit up yes­terday
and outside of a badly burned
throat is as well as ever to-day.
WESTP0RT.
]Vi.iss Annie Bennett, of Philadelphia,
is spending her vacation with her par­ents,
Mr. and Mrs, John H. Bennett on
Compo street.
Mr. Samuel Fancher is visiting Mrs.
John Fancher.
Mrs. D. B. Bradley Jr. is entertain­ing
her mother, Mrs. Hunt of Danbury.
Mrs. E. Eaton, of Danbury, is visit-'
ing her daughter, Mrs. C. B. Kemper,
John A. Birge spent Sunday in town.
The last of the Union services will be
held Friday evening in Holy Trinity
church.
Mrs. James Glynn is entertaining her
sister Miss Bergin of New York city.
Mr. and Mrs. John Godillott of
Montclair, New Jersey, are visiting
their father Mr. Altxis Godillott.
NEW CANAAN.
Rockwell Bros, resumed work this
morning after a shut down of two weeks.
Stephen Hoyt's Sons are sending out
their spring catalogues.
Harmony Lodge will give a grand
ball on the evening of Thursday, April 9.
Rev. A. S. Kavanagh of South Nor­walk
will deliver his humorous lecture
in the M. E. church to-morrow evening.
Miss Alice Flynn is visiting Bridge­port
friends.
The funeral services of Miss' Ida
Crabb, who died at the residence of
her step-father, Enoch Crosby, on Fri­day,
was held at the M. E. church
Sunday.
The veterans will hold a bean bake
Thursday evening in Masonic Banquet
Hall.
* "Fritz in Love."
Mr, J. K. Emmet, "Our.Fritz," will
present his new play by A. D. Hall,
''Fritz in Love," at Hoyt's Theatre
next Saturday evening. He has with
him a company of players, a glance at
whose names will assure theatre goers
that the cast has as usual been carefully
selected. The plot of this new play is
said to be consistent, and unfolds a
pretty story in which the child interest
(so essential to "Fritz" plays) is main­tained.
The piece abounds in comedy
and strong dramatic situations. Mr.
Emmet has written several new songs
for ^he play, which are destined to be­come
very popular. In addition to Mr.
Emmet, the company includes Miss
Annie Mortland, Mrs. Hattie F. Nefflen,
Mies Grace Pierrepont, Miss Blanche
Chatfield, William T. Doyle, James H.
Griffith, G. B. Bradford, Geo. Hernan­dez,
Chas. A. Prince, and Babies Lillie
Sinnott and Florie Loeber.
Weds a Millionairess.
Mr. Eben R. Ayers, a former resi­dent
of Sandusky, Ohio, was married
in Saginaw, Mich., on Wednesday last
to Mrs; Martha Hay, widow of the late
millionaire lumberman of that city.
Mr. Ayers is the youngest brother of
Mrs. F. St. John Lockwood of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Hubbard at­tended
the wedding.
—Flour 50 cents a bag at.Betts & Far-rington's.
V... J22 tf
—Advertise in the "Gazette." * Xd
CHECKS PROTESTED.
A Norwalk Young Man Gets
Himself in Trouble.
Placed Under Arrest by Deputy Sheriff
Doolan. '
Some weeks since, a genteel looking
drummer while in Bridgeport, found
himself short of funds and going to an
acquaintance requested the loan of $10.
The party approached demnrred but
was finally prevailed upon to make the
loan ip?return,'as security, of a check
proferred by the youug'man for twenty
dollars, ho being assured on word uf
honor that cveiytbing was all right
and "on the level."
He took the check and placed it in
the bank and a few daj'8 later it was
returned protested, there being no
funds to meet it.
The young man who uttered the
check was located in Norwalk and bis
name given as Fred B. Scofield. Last
night Deputy Sher ff Doolan of Bridge­port,
came to Norwalk with a warrant
for Scofield's arrest. He hid no trouble
in locating his man and set a close
watch for him.
Not desiring to cau-e any trouble to
the man's family the sLeriff m company
with officer Bertram waited until this
moraing and as Scofield sbllied out of
the house on to the stieet with his silk
hat nicely set upon his head, placed
him under arrest and took him to
Bridgeport.
It did not take long for the report of
theft arrest to become known, an'd then
it was very much in evideuce that it
was not the first time that Scofield had
been up to the same kind of misdoings,
in the past, his victims being a well
known South Norwalk business man, a
Stamford man named Philtop and sev­eral
New Canaau men. '
T<> a GAZETTE reporter this morning,
an officer who is weJi acquainted with
the facts said, the one-naif against him
has hot been told, and if the parties in
interest choose they can land him in
State prison.
Scofield is a cigar drummer and at
one time represented Willets